Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (18.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

It consists of the linear village of Valchava above Santa Maria Val Müstair and the alpine settlements of Chaunt and Valpaschun.

[3] As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 51.0% male and 49.0% female.

[5] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Valchava is; 19 children or 9.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old.

[4] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 50.4% of the vote.